let me give you the one-a-day's of the past few days without going into the usual diary-details:

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17 September 2008: Small talk with my newspaper provider. He noticed that I've been coming home recently despite my usual habits, so he welcomed me very warmly. I sure like this neighborhood.

18 September 2008: I dropped my money in the tube and a guy picked it up for me. Then there was a problem with me loading my akbil (oyster card) and he helped me out again. The machine didn't work and he helped others too. In the end, we came to laugh out loud with this savior stranger, and shared a bright morning.

19 September 2008: Today I met a cousin of one of my colleagues. He has just come from Barcelona. We had dinner at Bebek, and enjoyed a fine and a bit chilly evening.

20 September 2008: I made contact with my neighbors who live on the same floor, second time since we moved in a year ago. They made me feel secure, and they made me feel awkward at not coming home often. They are people I can get along with, and I felt bad at not going out of my box often to get to know more people whom I can get along with.

21 September 2008: Today I met a husband and a wife, spent a few hours with them. Both have respectable careers, amiable natures and bright minds. Their life and the advices I got from the most reliable person I know have caused a paradigm shift in me. Now, I am headed for a different way.

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